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Si'kuli
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The mostly diamond-shaped or hexagonal so-called eyes were symbols of seeing and understanding unknown things. For example, they were tied into children's hair during the festival of the green pumpkin to ensure their health.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Cora
Object type
Ceremonial arrow with eye
Dimensions
Length: 67 cm
Material/Technique
Pipe , Wood, Feathers (parrot), Threads
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 38335

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico [Land]
Jesus Mary [Dorf]
who
Cora
who
Preuss, Konrad Theodor - Collectors
Preußisches Kultusministerium - Former Possessors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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